Belief in Hell among adults who say humans always existed in present form by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say humans always existed in present form by belief in hell

% of adults who say humans always existed in present form who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama78%14%8%240
Arizona72%21%7%213
Arkansas85%9%6%143
California69%22%9%962
Colorado78%16%6%150
Florida69%24%7%651
Georgia81%14%5%376
Idaho74%19%7%118
Illinois76%16%7%389
Indiana79%14%7%242
Iowa79%18%3%101
Kansas76%17%7%123
Kentucky87%7%5%195
Louisiana81%12%7%173
Maryland65%32%3%163
Massachusetts55%35%11%117
Michigan75%20%6%335
Minnesota67%24%10%182
Mississippi86%10%4%165
Missouri81%14%5%235
Montana72%19%9%105
Nebraska68%28%5%100
New Jersey72%21%8%242
New York69%24%7%535
North Carolina81%12%7%357
North Dakota73%23%5%125
Ohio77%17%5%397
Oklahoma76%19%5%165
Oregon67%25%8%111
Pennsylvania76%16%8%464
South Carolina81%12%7%214
South Dakota76%15%9%119
Tennessee87%10%4%317
Texas76%18%6%959
Utah53%42%5%117
Virginia83%13%5%284
Washington68%24%8%190
West Virginia86%11%2%142
Wisconsin74%17%9%190
Wyoming64%26%11%106
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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